Leither M.

* Drove full-cycle recruiting across all of Engineering, Product, and Design(EPD) since being promoted, partnering directly with senior leadership to close high-impact roles in a highly competitive market * Independently source, engage, and close candidates with a data-informed approach, building replicable pipelines and iterating quickly based on hiring manager feedback * Deep fluency in the engineering landscape including modern stacks, role archetypes, and evaluating for technical depth and product sense across frontend, backend, full stack, and DevOps * Partner closely with hiring managers and C-level executives to align recruiting strategy with business priorities, leveraging strong command of ATS tools and sourcing technology

* Built and maintained candidate pipelines using innovative sourcing methods and tools to consistently meet hiring goals * Achieved a 56% pipeline-to-onsite conversion rate, significantly above industry benchmarks through a quality-first sourcing approach * Partnered with recruiters and engineering leaders to deeply understand current and future hiring needs across Product, Engineering, and Design * Proactively tracked pipeline metrics and talent trends, delivering data-informed recommendations to optimize sourcing strategies

* Managed 10–12 concurrent requisitions while collaborating with 8 hiring managers across the organization * Achieved an 80% offer-to-acceptance rate through a candidate-centric pipeline approach * Eliminated dependency on staffing agencies, significantly reducing cost-per-hire * Developed and implemented WestEd's end-to-end sourcing process, improving both candidate and manager experience * Utilized tools including Covey, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Fetcher, and Hiretual

* Owned full-cycle recruiting for QA, DevOps, Platform, Security, and Support Engineering roles * Reduced time-to-hire by 50% through the design and rollout of an optimized engineering hiring process * Maintained a weekly outreach rate of 100+ candidates, achieving a 38% response rate * Delivered 4–6 hires per quarter, meeting all hiring targets consistently * Established key partnerships with the VP of Engineering and Director of Cloud Platform

* Served as the sole technical recruiter for all of the US and Asia-Pacific, supporting the full engineering org * Averaged 5–6 monthly hires with an 89% offer-closing rate across highly competitive technical markets * Recruited for roles including Frontend, Backend, SRE, SDET, Data Engineer, Engineering Manager, Architect, and Principal Engineer * Developed and executed proactive sourcing strategies to generate consistent candidate flow and build talent pipelines

* Consistently hired an average of 25 engineers per cycle across Product, Design, and Data disciplines * Carried 10–23 internal requisitions and 15 active roles simultaneously * Partnered with leadership at all levels to develop staffing strategies, conduct interviews, and support candidate selection * Helped establish a university recruiting pipeline for graduate and non-graduate candidates

* Managed a high-volume interview queue averaging 100+ weekly interviews, from phone screens to virtual onsites * Led recruiting across Engineering, Product, Data, and Design functions * Carried 13–17 internal requisitions and 13 active roles concurrently * Leveraged diverse sourcing channels including job boards, external networks, and internal referrals

* First technical recruiter hired; built the company's recruiting process and a scalable, repeatable hiring playbook from the ground up * Reduced time-to-fill from 40 days to 20 days within the first 90 days in role * Partnered with the VP of Engineering to recruit for Full Stack, Backend, Frontend, Mobile, Product, and Design roles * Co-created onsite interview standards to ensure a consistently exceptional candidate experience

* Onboarded and trained 60+ new employees weekly during a high-growth period * Managed 300+ weekly HR inquiries via Zendesk with efficiency and accuracy * Analyzed gender and compensation data to inform D&I business strategy * Developed a cross-functional workflow between IT, Recruiting, and Workplace teams to streamline onboarding